FACT CHECK
VERA Files Fact Check tracks the false claims, flip-flops, misleading statements of public officials and figures, and debunks them with factual evidence. It also fights misinformation and disinformation spread on the internet. This project is supported by the National Endowment for Democracy (NED).
VERA Files is also part of Facebook’s third-party fact-checking program.
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Latest Stories

FACT CHECK: Doc Willie Ong death news a HOAX
By VERA Files
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Sep 19, 2025
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A Facebook post falsely claimed cardiologist and social media personality Doc Willie Ong had died and donated his body to medical science as contained in his will.

FACT CHECK: Sen. Jinggoy Estrada DID NOT call ex-DPWH engineer ‘a boy in a man’s world’
By VERA Files
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Sep 19, 2025
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Netizens are circulating a quote card of Sen. Jinggoy Estrada supposedly calling a former Department of Public Works and Highways assistant district engineer "a boy in a man's world." This is fabricated.

FACT CHECK: Video shows protest in Nepal, NOT in PH
By VERA Files
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Sep 18, 2025
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A video circulating on Facebook claims to show footage of a violent protest that supposedly occurred in the Philippines. The video was taken in Nepal, not in the Philippines.
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